CATIA Workbench Inventory

CATIA contains 92 different workbenches. This is a list of brief descriptions explaining what each
workbench is designed to do.

 Infrastructure
o Product Structure
 For giving a representation of component structure
o Material Library
 Define materials properties to be used in other workbenches
o CATIA V4, V3, V2
 Open previous CATIA version’s files
o Catalog Editor
 Create and manage catalog components
o Photo Studio
 For creating images and simple animations of a product
o Immersive System Assistant
 Manage virtual reality systems
o Real Time Rendering
 For defining detailed material specifications on a component
o Product Data Filtering
 Creating a filtering mechanism (for an exchange process)
o Feature Dictionary Editor
 Administrator tool to manage workbenches
 Mechanical Design
o Part Design
 Generate 3D Models
o Assembly Design
 Assemble 3D Models
o Sketcher
 Create sketches that can then be used to create 3D models
 Can be accessed form any applicable workbench
o Product Functional Tolerancing and Annotation
 Add tolerances and annotations for a product
o Weld Design
 Weld assemblies together
o Mold Tooling Design
 Designing injection molds
o Structure Design
 Create structural designs
o 2D Layout for 3D Design
 Combines the Part Design and Annotations workbenches
 o Drafting
 Create drawings for a project
o Core & Cavity Design
 Analyze a mold
o Healing Assistant
 Analyze and fix problems with surfaces
o Functional Molded Part
 Create parts designed to be molded
o Sheet Metal Design
 Simplified version of generative sheet metal workbench design for sheet metal
o Sheet Metal Production
 Analyze sheet metal production
o Wireframe and Surface Design
 Simplified version of the generative shape design workbench
o Generative Sheetmetal Design
 Create sheet metal parts
o Functional Tolerancing & Annotation
 Annotation workbench for parts
 Shape
o FreeStyle
 Create and modify 3D splines and surfaces visually
o Sketch Tracer
 Import guide images to be used in other shape workbenches
o Imagine & Shape
 Manipulate surfaces and shapes like clay
o Digitized Shape Editor
 Modify shapes from a 3D scan
o Generative Shape Design
 Create surfaces and wireframes
o Quick Surface Reconstruction
 Create surfaces form 3D scans
o Shape Sculptor
 Manipulate and sculpt shapes
 Analysis & Simulation
o Advanced Meshing Tools
 Create meshes of parts for finite element analysis
o Generative Structure Analysis
 Finite element analysis
 AEC Plant
o Plant Layout
 Create a layout design for a plant
 Machining
o Lathe Machining
 Defining NC programs used for machining 3D cylindrical parts using 2-axis
turning and drilling operations
o Prismatic Machining
 Managing NC programs using 2.5 axis machining technique
o Surface Machining
 Similar to the Advanced Machining workbench, but with only the surface
machining features
o Advanced Machining
 Create 3, 4, and 5 axis machining operations
o NC Manufacturing Review
 Visualize NC machining operations
o STL Rapid Prototyping
 Build and manage STL files
 Digital Mockup
o DMU Navigator
 Modify and handle digital mockup
o DMU Space Analysis
 Take measurements form a product or part including length, area, moment of
inertia, and collisions
o DMU Kinematics
 Simulate assembly movements
o DMU Fitting
 Simulate parts moving inside an assembly
o DMU 2D Viewer
 Digital mockup for 2D components
o DMU Fastening Review
 Annotate fasteners for the automotive industry
o DMU Composite Review
 Review a product with composite geometry
o DMU Optimizer
 Compute an optimized geometrical representation of data for mockup
verification
o DMU Tolerancing Review
 Visualize and analyze dimensions and tolerances
 Equipment &System
o Electrical Cabling Discipline
 Electrical Connectivity Diagrams
 Create cable diagrams
 Conduit Design
  Create, modify, analyze and manage physical designs of conduit systems
 Raceway Design
 Create, modify, analyze and manage physical designs of raceway
systems
 Electrical Cableway Routing
 Rout, delete and modify cable routes
 Waveguide Diagrams
 Create, modify, analyze and document waveguide diagrams
 Waveguide Design
 Create, modify, analyze and manage physical designs of waveguide
systems
o Electrical Harness Discipline
 Electrical Assembly Design
 Assemble electrical objects
 Electrical Part Design
 Add electrical behavior at the part level
 Electrical Harness Assembly
 Create electrical harness assembly
 Electrical Harness Installation
 Design physical harnesses
 Electrical Wire Routing
 Manage the definition of electrical wires
 Electrical Harness Flattening
 Flatten 3D harnesses in order to create associated 2D drawings
 Electrical 3D Design Assembly
 Create electrical 3D design assemblies
 Electrical 3D Design Part
 Create electrical 3D design parts
o HVAC Discipline
 HVAC Diagrams
 Create, modify, analyze and document HVAC diagrams
 HVAC Design
 Create, modify, analyze and manage physical designs of hanger systems
o Multi-Discipline
 Equipment Arrangement
 Build and manage equipment
 Hanger Design
 Create, modify, analyze and manage physical designs of hanger systems
o Preliminary Layout
 Systems Space Reservation
 Define a space reservation network
  System Routing
 Design system routing
o Piping Discipline
 Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
 Create, modify, analyze and document piping and instrumentation
diagrams
 Piping Design
 Creating, modifying, analyzing and managing physical designs of piping
systems
o Tubing Discipline
 Tubing Diagrams
 Create, modify, analyze and document tubing diagrams
 Tubing Design
 Creating, modifying, analyzing and managing logical designs of tubing
systems
o Structure Discipline
 Structure Functional System Design
 Create systems (used in ship building)
 Structure Functional Object Design
 Creating objects (also used in ship building)
 Compartment and Access
 Create compartments and accesses for ships
o Circuit Board Design
 Design circuit boards from a mechanical perspective
 Digital Process for Manufacturing
o Process Tolerancing & Annotation
 Same as the Product Functional Tolerancing & Annotations workbench in
Mechanical Design
 Machining Simulation
o NC Machine Tool Simulation
 Validate machine setup and tool paths on a digital representation of a physical
NC machine
o NC Machine Tool Builder
 Build NC machines of the NC Machine Tool Simulation workbench
 Ergonomics Design & Analysis
o Human Measurements Editor
 Create detailed digital humans
o Human Activity Analysis
 Analyze how a human will interact in a working environment
o Human Builder
 Create, manipulate and analyze how manikins can interact with a product
 o Human Posture Analysis
 Analyze all aspects of manikin posture
 Knowledgeware
o Knowledge Advisor
 Embed knowledge (corporate standards for instance) into a design
o Knowledge Expert
 Build up and share knowledge
o Product Engineering Optimizer
 Optimize a design structure
o Product Knowledge Template
 Capturing the design methodology defined interactivity
o Product Functional Design
 Describe the functional systems of a product to be designed and visualized

Works Cited

"Webpages - Workbenches." Home - SharePoint - Collaboration Workspaces. Web. 17 June

2010. <https://espace.cern.ch/cad-service/services/webpages/workbenches.aspx>.